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Elaine G. Weisburg

Word has been received of the death of Elaine Greene Weisburg, who had a long career in the magazine industry, at home in San Diego on Nov. 23. Ms. Weisburg, formerly of Sag Harbor and Manhattan, had been ill for a brief time. She was 98.

Neighbors Sue to Stop Lighted Pickleball in Herrick Park

A couple who live next to Herrick Park in East Hampton Village filed an Article 78 petition in Suffolk County Supreme Court on Sunday seeking to stop the village from building lighted pickleball courts in the park. They also say plans for an ice-skating rink and a "concert venue" in the park as part of a later phase of construction would violate both the procedural requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the covenant language in the deed to the park.

Three Days to Recycle Old Technology

Earth Day is Saturday, and GeekHampton on Bay Street in Sag Harbor is celebrating with three days of e-waste recycling. Starting Thursday, you can drop off your old computer gear between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Springs Appoints New Principal

Erik Kelt, a Shelter Island native who has been a principal in New Orleans, is coming home to the East End take on that role in Springs starting in July.

Thursday Is Shred Day in Bridgehampton

Rectangular mountains of paper getting you down? Drawers full? File cabinets flowing over? This Thursday, the Bridgehampton Fire Department, at 64 School Street, and the Hampton Library are co-sponsoring a Shred Day to help you move past the piles from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Springs Rattled by Helicopter, K-9 Search

Residents of Springs were jarred on Monday evening as a Suffolk County police helicopter and Southampton Village K-9 unit aided in a search for a man who had fled his house on Neck Path on a bicycle after brandishing what appeared to be a gun.

Lab Lessons

A look back at a public firestorm and its lingering aftereffects in the wake of a radioactive spill at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

A Sunday With Grace Schulman

“Spend your Sunday immersed in the words of American poet Grace Schulman,” says The Church in Sag Harbor, where she’ll be appearing at 2 p.m. But first, here’s one of her poems.

Joan Mitchell's Everywhere Moment

A surge of interest in the painter Joan Mitchell is reflected in two important exhibitions abroad, “Monet-Mitchell” in Paris, and “Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-1970” in London.

Dreaming of Shakespeare

"The Dreamer," a new Off Broadway production from the Neo-Political Cowgirls, reimagines Shakespeare’s comedy "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" through the eyes of a young girl.

Discounts on Smart Thermostats for PSEG Customers

In a promotion that will run through July 10, PSEG Long Island and Google have partnered to offer customers a Google Nest thermostat at a 93-percent discount.

Parrish Artists Choose Parrish Art

The Parrish Art Museum has invited 41 artists with deep ties to the East End to pair their work with objects from the museum’s permanent collection in a series of three exhibitions.

Sag Cinema Salutes Venice Film Fest

The Sag Harbor Cinema will celebrate the Venice Film Festival’s grant program for emerging filmmakers with a screening of "The Cathedral," a local director’s feature.

Indigenous Voices 'Gather' in the Hamptons

The 'Gather" series devoted to Indigenous and Black voices will feature Joshua Whitehead, an Indigenous writer from Canada, who will talk about his new nonfiction book.

It's Happening at Bay Street

Bay Street Theater will host Pachanga, OLA of Eastern Long Island's dance party; the Moondogs' concert tribute to John Lennon, and a talk and workshop devoted to adapting literature for the stage.

The Art Scene 04.20.23

A celebration of quilts will open the Arts Center at Duck Creek, Ashawagh Hall plans a groovy weekend, abstraction is the subject of a panel discussion at The Church.

Bits and Pieces 04.20.23

Tennessee Walt to channel Hank Williams, Judy Carmichael at the American Hotel, weaving recyclables at LongHouse, open studios at Watermill Center, blues and jazz in Sag, and rock in Riverhead.

News for Foodies 04.20.23

Nick and Toni’s to celebrate Italy’s Piedmont region, L.I. Restaurant Week returns, BuddhaBerry is on wheels, Artists’ Table brunch in Water Mill, the artist Jeremy Dennis at Almond, new brew from Springs.

Court Blocks Sag Harbor Affordable Housing Law

Save Sag Harbor and a group of village residents scored a victory against the village this week when Justice Stephen Hackeling of Suffolk Supreme Court ruled in their favor, striking down two village laws that allowed for Adam Potter’s proposed 79-unit affordable housing and retail complex. Justice Hackeling agreed with the petitioners that the village had failed to comply with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act when it crafted the laws.

Rat Poison Nixed at Nature Trail

There was nothing new about the presence of rat traps along the East Hampton Village Nature Trail, but they still caused alarm.